Eyeglasses or spectacles.



v D. D. DRAPER.

EYEGLASSES 0R SIPECTACLES. APPLICATiON'F IL-ED JULY.2h lQiB.

Patented June 19,1917.

' reconstruction whereby c of lenses, or lens and pr;

v to novel consiruchicn of compound Twill whom r con c it known that ii I Dmem, a citizen of Eli: Hails residing eli- Linc'oln, in. ihe colony of Lancaster and Sic-to oi ldehresko, have invented new and useful Improvements in lllyeglosses or Spectacles, of which the following is a spccificz lorly cnses or compound lenses end prisms i1 ccnuecci'cn with e novel coiiehmction oi rim for receiv eye glasses or epec'beclcs, and pcrsicu l ing and holding: the some, whereby a person may be fitted with e proper ccmpouml lens for temporary while regular lenses are being ground. according to o es rptioh, or whereby e person mey lit l with glasses and adjustments made colt-ii the exact; hind oi. for any ordinmy oz: peculiar visual defect may he l The objecc of M18 mveiimoi' iced,

with en interposed colored bo y may he secured within a rim l'mme A properly adjusted to meet any visa one and in such a manner "shell the co Will have one face plane on ordinary single lehe.

The invention consists of the fee construction, combination and zlfi'iing of ports hereinafter fully described. and claimed, reference being lied hoihe accompanying 'dm iving in Wl1ich2-- Figure l is e perspecfiive View of pair of eyeglasses embodying my inveoiiorc Fig. 2 is a section through one pair of lenses and the rim frame Within which they N I ere fitted,

Fig, 3 is o similar iew showing; a modiiicefiuon 1n construction of the lenses.

i Fig, i is o view similar lo .3 end 3 showing the use of c coleeed their.

1%; is very Well linowii in art that orieicimrs. erd optometrists are not ordinarily equipp d; accord oei'orc his 0' or epitome" done :2. di time euetomer or f,

HEB/831* .ll llel ill o. Home pelled lo undergo considerable suffering or inconvenience. in ,nm. v cases, also, Ti lis doubtful Whether opal-menial lens or prism will correct certain visual defecis, WhlCil can be 'deiermined only by actual use by she poi ient of glasses, which 1212.3 have so he Changed froio time to time, un l. the exact eondiifiicn is met.

it isthe essential purieose of my invention to overcome these objections and inconvenienccs by the provision of COIHPOUIld lenses or prisms and frame rims whereby-any comthe scum from time to time, according to any idiosynemciee which uni develop, until the exact condition is met, so that accurate permanent lenses may he obtained. Furihcrmcrc, ehc invention provides a, means by which the lenses maybe colored (leei red or required by the use eli interposed colored disks.

Referring to the drawing, 1 designates a pair of eye glasses, to Which the invention is shown in the present instance appiled, and which includes frame rims 2, which, in. accordance with my invention, are made of channeled form or internally grooved, and of greater than. ordinary Width. The rim frames 2 are equipped with what, for com venience, may be termed compound lenses 3, each consisting of a pair of lenses 4c and 5- *While I have set forth, for convenience of illustrotion, a pair of lensegiii is to he understood that the term includes prisms, and that by the use of the term compound lens it is to be understood I mean a air ier-ees, of am kind or in any comration, or l as or? cc asion any require compound order to ad; his chemo 1 lei;

c, We periple oil, so that F edeee v 1 1 1 (is co; emcee. toggemer,

will not be greater than lilie vyiclth of the channel in the rim. frame. is shown in Fig. 53;, I sacuire this result by providing the outer face of each lens with a beveled sur face, the beveled surfaces of the lenses being 50 formal as is provide a shaped periphery for the compound lens which fits within the clizu'ineled rim, filiis construction allowing a pair of the lenses 0 be fitted toget-lier, irirespective of their combined thickness, and. to also be used in conjunction with interpased. (50l\)'i ,l disks, as he ina'ftei qlescribed. The peripheral portions of Elm lenses may also be l'mluccfi by cutting their ontex siu iaiiaes away on pzimllul lines to form flattenml flunge 6., as illustrated in. *U'lie rrioi'iiliml 0171211 slimvn in l ig. 3i equiizilex means of. reducing); the p01 edger; (if {he lonsus i'm' the purpose ilcsuriliucl may lie eiieplqvml. Th0 (iih'lfililllfijfills above r'lescriiml 0. :ilile Wm; muses to bfilled ,LIQHWEH ii' lcpcm imily 0i scum-anion with ne flnelllim ix; form a Cmnpm'ainl lens lizwh1g1; mm face pin .0 51ml ilm Wi lfh 05 an or (liii single lens. 1

It will thus lie evident that, 'ieiisi s; m." lenses and prismq may combined to farm a, compmmii lens: to suit any individual case for the ('AJIIE tion of wiricus visual defects, such as the various; con ex an: 'concavecl lenses 01- bifocal leiisirs and of various .liinfls, and to enable these to be properly and zidjiistubly fitted in position 1 proviua the faces of the lens lfrzuues with degree and iliop'lier smiles, so that the. lenses or pi'isus can be easily placed. in the, desired position, and the lenses are also marked. in any suitable manner to show film axis of a cylinder or base, of a prism, the mav be. from which it will be un l raised that the lemes may be {ICOUIl'MJGlf in pr iiion.

It will. thus be apparent that the customer or patient of an opifiicizm 0r uptm'netrisi after having his eyes 'tosleil, may be a )plied. pending the fitting of permanent with 1810170,; i'y glasses suited. 1'10 his condition. i ml that in case of any doubt as to the exact comlitioi'i to lie met, the patient may be zlllfiwfl l in wear glai s which may be :nljuFw l from lime to {in until the emailifiion is fully met, when u, prnpmpair if pemwimni Q s will be supplied, the :ul" vantage of v 'ilcn are m'izlmit.

a in: mu m. disk 7 m": irz' (lesrirwl kind between ill-1 lC-HFOF, as l. yellow in" (it-liar:- tint, glmses m;

convenient mamnm.

cl a m'ped I claim In eye and :1 compound lens iiixitel 'Llmrein mm Tnsmg a Plillilllij' 0i inieienileanli lam m liavirm; P8181} l 101* 03155 (101130 gaging said mm inane, sziiii i being com'pmmdcd ms to plane and the wiflth 0f {I11 Olflllflfifi la 5.

In test. 

